Carton-display rack



Mar. 6, 1923.

, SJ vwe "row 2 sheets-sheet l w, M DOERING ET AL CARTON DISPLAY RACK Flled July 9, 1920 Witness I Mar. 6, N23.

W. M. DQERING ET AL CARTON DISPLAY RACK 2 sheets-shet 2 Filed July 9, 1920 pin-p oses.

lil lfil i 3373: Id. BDLERL'ZNG AND CHARLES J. DOERING, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CAR-'3. GIN-DISPLAY RACK.

Application filed July 9, 1920. Serial No. 38;,884.

To wimp t it may concerto:

M it known that we, "'WILLEAM M. Donne n {ii-menus J. DOERING, citizens of the United States, and residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvemerit in Carton-Display Racks, of which the following specification is a full disclosure. i invention relates to a carton holding magazine or display rack whereby a quantity of cartons can be compactly held and combined for packing purposes, and sustained in a row in an upright position for exhibition purposes, to advertise a supply of merchandisc in its retail packages or cartons and provid a holder from which the carton can be taken the displayed merchandise is sold.

.ln object or the invention is to provide a panel for compactly combining a quantity of cartons in a row side by side, the panels having prejccting series of tabs at each of the opposite ends, each ab ioldable to engage into an end of the carton, the tabs at one end being or" graduated or relatively diiferent dimensions for convenient consecutive individual tucking in of the tabs into the ends of the cartons, thereby facilitating the tab insertion and preventing the accidental withdrawal of one while a second is inserted Another object is to provide a carton holdmagazine for compactly holding a quantity o f cartons side by side and individually removable therefrom, and possessing the characteristics an easel adapting the cartons to be unitarily supported for exhibition Another object of the invention is to provide a carton. having a panel rack or easel for holding quantity of containers or car ns and liably engaging with the opponds of containers or cartons and a fold- 1 i cured and swivelled upon the is panel adapted in a knockoz t pc tion lie fiat and parallel therea and capable for its set up position to be swung to project an end of the back stay above the containers or cartons to provide advertising lcnal c'biects and certain. advantages be set forth in the description, androispecification in which,

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made to the drawings forming a the carton in position, and illustrating the manner of inserting the lower flap.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front elevation of Fig. 5. I

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the blank.

Fig. 8 is a plan View of the reverse side of the rack in its flat knock-down form.

In carrying out our invention, we provide a blank, (see Figs. 7 and 8) or sheet cardboard of substantially rectangular configuration, upon the top edge of which is formed a series of tabs 2, of equal size and equally Upon the lower or opposite edge is formed a series of tabs 3 equal in number and width to the tabs 2 and in vertical alignment with said tabs, but of grad uated length relatively for a purpose hereinafter explained The tabs 2 are subsequently folded along the line l. The blank is divided by a scored line providing abody or panel portion and a horizontal shelf or back portion 7 bent at right angles to the body or panel along the scored. line 4- and the tabs 3 are then bent to a substantially vertical position, or at an angle to the shelf or base portion.

Upon the rear side of the body portion a fold'able back stay is secured by an eyelet or rivet S at a point preferably centrally of the body portion, the connection of the parts being such as to permit the back stay to be swivelled upon the panel for adjusting the parts to a compact knock-down position.

The back stay or supporting member is formed of sheet cardboard and in its flat condition approximatelyrof width dimension as a height dimension of the panel and is designed to be swung to a position shown in Fig. 8, when the display-rack is in knockdown position.

At approximately two-thirdsof its height from its bottom edge and at approximately rear one-third of its width from each side, the blank is cut as at 15, 16, to form. portions 17, 18, to be folded along the lines 19, 20, at right angles to the intermediate portion to serve as supporting wings or brace-s. the bottom edges 21 of which are designed to rest upon the surface on which the magazine dis play-rack is set. At a short dstance from its bottom and formed symmetrically on each side of the vertical center of the supporting member blank is an opening 25 ot' the con figuration shown.

A locking flap 9.6 of the configuration shown is formed by folding along the line 27, and notches 28 are provided. which notches engage the vertical edges 29 of the opening 25 when the portions ll, 18, are folded at right angles to the body portion (5 to form supporting wings or back stays for the, structure as an easel. the under surface of the locking flap so engaging and resting upon the slightly inclined edges 30, all for the purpose of locking the supporting wings in operative position.

A portion 9 of the supporting member or back stay 9 projects above the upper line of the tabs and its front face provides an advertising space above the carton held by the magazine.

The upper and lower tabs iach are of a size so that each is respectively adapted to be engaged or tucked int an end oi the carton 2-51, and are spaced apart relatively to hold a quantity of cartons side by side. The tabs, upper and lower, are arranged in aligned. pairs l'or engagement; into the opposite. ends of the cartons. The magazine is constructed to receive and hold a carton of commercial type of construction in 'wliich its folding end laps of each carton respect'nrely tuck in at relative opposite sides of the cartons. Commonly the upper eiid closing flap tucks in at the rear side oi the carton and the base closing flap at the trout side ot the carton. it is therefore that the top tabs tuch into the upper end at the carton between the rear side of the c ton and the tucking end of the upper closing flap, while. the lower tabs. projecting from the base wall or leaf of the panel, are extended forwardly by said base wall. to align and he engaged or tucked into the lower end of the carton, at the forward side thereof, between the front wall of the carton and the tucking end. of the lower closing flap. If the head and base of the carton is reversedthe panel and baclr stay can be reversed, the construction of easel being susceptible to such use, the advertis ing space in. such instance will assuu e its normal position, while the panel is reverse.

It is also contemplated that the invention is apable for use with cartons in which the do n flaps tuck in relatively the sai'ne'side of the carton.

For inserting the carton upon the ma ge. zine the 'iollowing operations are performed:

The flaps 2 (see Fig. l) are bent at right angles t the. body portion 6 and the carton flaps 32 are slightly separated from their sides 33, and the flaps 2 are introduced therebetween as shown.

The cartons are then pushed toward the body 5, and swung downwardly in the direction of the arrow to bring their bottoms to a position shown in Fig. 5. The shelf portion 7 is then bent upwardly, as shown and the fiaps 3 are bent to substantially right angled position, and the right hand flap ll. Figs. 5 and first inserted b tween the carton flap 35 and the side 36 thereof. after which the remaining disengaged flaps 3 are consecutively inserted into their respectiveeartons, and the shelf 7 is raised to abut the under surfaces of the cartons. as shown in Fig.

'lhe tabs 3 are relatively graduated. or oi diil'erent lengths in successive order, the end tab 3 being slightly lmigcr than its cert adjacent tab and so on which i'aeilitn the insertion oi the tabs into the ends oi? the cartons consecutively until all have been partially inserted into the carton. whence they can be punched as a. unit. 7

llaying described our invention, we claim:

1. in an article of the class described, a base oi semi-flexible sheet material, having a. series oi tabs formed along each of two opposite edges in aligned pairs. the tabs of one series being of graduated length rela tively. said tabs in pairs arranged to be tucked respectively into opposite ends of a carton 'lor reniovably securing the carton upon the base.

in an article of the. class described, a. base having rows of tabs termed along each of the two opposite parallel 7' oi each row being o'f equal and slightly spaced apart. the tabs m row adapted for insertion between the end flap and side of one extremity of each of av series of cartons, the tabs of the other row being of graduated length, adapted for successive. insertion between the end liap and side of the pposite extremity of each carton of the said series.

in witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names, as attested by the two subscribing witnesses.

warn. DOERING. cnaatns J. nonan o \WVTH O l. .v itnesses L. A. Boon, J. C. demos. 

